Intermediate melody · key of A minor
Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) — opening — Easy Guitar Tab
Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) — opening — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata K. 331 (1783). In the key of A minor, 2/4 time — a good next step once you can play simple tunes. Public domain.
Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) — opening — guitar tab
Am Am Am Am e|---------------|-------------0-|-1--0-----0--7--5--4--5-|-7--5--4--5--8-| B|-0-----------1-|-3--1--0--1----|-------4----------------|---------------| G|----2--1--2----|---------------|------------------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------| A|---------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------|
Standard tuning. Top line = thin high E string. Numbers are frets (0 = open string). This tab uses frets 0–8 on strings 1, 2, 3.
The notes, in letters, numbers or Do-Re-Mi
Show notes as
Numbers and Do-Re-Mi count from the key note (A), so you can sing it or play it in any key.
Chords
Am
How to practise it
- Press Play and follow the highlighted numbers in the tab. Slow the speed slider down until you can follow every note.
- Play along slowly, one bar at a time. Use one finger per fret: frets 1, 2, 3 and 4 get fingers 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- When the melody feels comfortable, untick Play chords too and play it alone, then try strumming the chords while the player plays the tune.
- Test your ear in the melody trainer: it plays a phrase and you name its last note — or, on Advanced and Master, tap out every note you hear.
The lowest note is G#; the guitar is written an octave higher than it sounds, so this tab matches standard guitar notation.
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Questions
Is Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) — opening easy to play on guitar?
Yes — this version stays between frets 0 and 8 and it is rated intermediate. Start slowly with the speed slider and speed up as it gets comfortable.
What chords go with Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) — opening?
This arrangement uses Am in the key of A.